Live Updates (Day 4): Imran announces civil disobedience

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on the fourth day of his Azadi March here gave the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif an ultimatum of two days to step down and announced to launch a civil disobedience campaign against the incumbent government.

“The sit-in will continue for two more days. Mian Sahab, please, tender resignation because after two days your time is up,” Imran Khan warned while addressing the participants of his party’s sit-in on Sunday.

2002: Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed says Imran Khan is a man of principles and he can be convinced through talks.

1945: The PTI chief says tonight he is going to deliver the most important speech of his life.

1940: Imran Khan arrives on stage to address his participants of his procession.

1905: Imran Khan leaves his residence in Bani Gala for the venue of his party’s Azadi March.

1840: A meeting of Pakistan Muslim League-N chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif here at Raiwind decides to hold talks with Imran Khan and PAT leader Tahirul Qadri.



1725: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, who has come to Islamabad in an emergency, said that PTI Chairman Imran Khan should review his protest programme. He said Imran Khan still has time to return to democracy.

1715: Police officials say the PTI workers did not enter the capital city’s red zone where the Parliament House, Prime Minister House, Supreme Court of Pakistan and embassies of various countries are located.

1714: Interior Minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan convenes a high-level meeting.

1700: Directives issued to deal strictly with those who try to enter the red zone.

1655: PTI workers started going past the barriers erected with the help of containers. They began marching towards Sarina Chowk.

1515: Newly elected president of Awami National Party (ANP) Asfandyar Wali said Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Tahirul Qadri would be held responsible if democracy was derailed. He said there was no mention of technocratic or national government in the Constitution and that ANP would not be part of any unconstitutional move.



1505: Ameer Jamat-e-Islami (JI), Sirajul Haq Sunday said his party will not allow derailment of democracy in any circumstances while opposition leader Khursheed Shah said such a resolution of the crisis be worked out which is acceptable to both the government and Imran Khan.

1500: The security around the stage of PTI at Kashmir Chowk has been further strengthened by deploying a large contingent of police commandos, Geo News reported.



0628 PTI chairman Imran Khan leaves for Bani Gala residence amid tight security.

0251 Imran Khan sleeps at the container following a fiery speech. He says final will be played on Sunday.

0146 Sunday is the decisive day in the history of Pakistan, says Imran Khan. He says PTI will play a decisive match Sunday.

0155: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has said that Sunday will be decisive day in the history of Pakistan and final match will be played at 3:00 pm.



0125: Awami Muslim League chief Sheilh Rashid has said that next 72 hours are very crucial in the history of Pakistan.